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Tracktion 4 Reference Manual
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6.5 : The Click Track, And The Click Track Button Options
The click-track provides a metronome for you to play along to
when playing or recording live.
A number of menu options are available for customising the
click-track to your needs. These options can be accessed by click-
ing the click track button (Fig. 6.5.1).
Turn on click track: This option toggles whether the click track is
currently enabled. The click-track will only be heard during play-
back or recording.
Keyboard shortcut: C.
Pre-record count-in length: This control allows you to set a pe-
riod of click track time before recording starts. When this is set to
a value other than “none,” the click will begin a few beats or bars
before the recording mode is activated.
Output device for click: Use this setting to choose the output to which the click track is sent. If you
choose an audio output, Tracktion will play a sample for the click sound. If you choose a MIDI output,
Tracktion sends a MIDI note to the selected device for each click. The waveform, or MIDI patch, can be
congured from the click track settings... option.
Low / medium / high volume: Use this option to adjust the volume of the click track.
Only click during recording: When this option is enabled the click-track will only be active when re-
cording, otherwise the click-track will be heard during normal playback and recording.
Use loud clicks to emphasise bars: When this option is selected, the rst beat of a bar will be em-
phasised by a louder click.
Change click settings: This option displays a window from which you can congure the click sound.
The following options are available:
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MIDI note numbers to use (loud/quiet): These two options allow you to select the MIDI note
that is sent for the loud click, and for the quiet click. The MIDI note will be sent on MIDI Channel
10.
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Audio les to use (loud/quiet): These two options allow you to select the audio le that is
heard for the loud and quiet clicks. If these elds are left empty, and the output device is an au-
dio device, Tracktion will provide its own click sound.
Figure 6.5.1